5 Times WWE Superstars hit their opponents for real

Modified Jun 18, 2020 05:48 GMT

#2 JBL busts Blue Meanie open

ECW One Night Stand 2005 was WWE's attempt to cash in on the promotion's popularity, and the decision to have a one-off PPV turned out to be the right one. The show was a major hit and led to more such events in the years to follow. The ending to the event saw a brawl featuring ECW veterans and WWE Superstars representing both RAW and SmackDown.

In the past, ECW's Blue Meanie had been targeting JBL in interviews, and had called him a backstage bully. This didn't sit well with the former WWE Champion, and he decided to teach Meanie a lesson. The opportunity came during the brawl, and JBL hit him for real.

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He started throwing shots. He did the hockey thing, pulling my shirt over my face [and] began throwing live rounds. He [had] a fistful of rings, so I was like, ‘I ain’t going to take this!’, so I snatched a headlock as much as I could on a 6’6” man and I started throwing punches back. We kind of got pulled apart.

Meanie was given double pay for the night, and also had a brief stint with the company on SmackDown.

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